Jaroslaw (Jarek) Lis received his M.A. summa cum laude from the Frederic Chopin University of Music in Warsaw, Poland.
CHAMBER MUSIC
EXCEPTIONAL FACULTY ARTISTS
The Trentino Music Festival has an outstanding reputation as the premiere young artist training program in Europe. Our faculty artists are engaged by major symphonies, concert halls, and opera houses, as well as leading conservatories of music in the US and Europe. As educators, they bring passion to the training process and are committed to helping each student cultivate their unique strengths and develop performance skills.
Tobias Gossmann
Master Teacher – Violin
Tobias Gossmann received his professional training at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Vienna, Austria.
Paul Cortese
Master Teacher – Viola
Paul Cortese graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with the famed violist Joseph de Pasquale.
Guillaume Paolett
Master Teacher – Cello
As a member of the Bartholdy Trio, he has been extremely active, winning four major international prize.
Valentina Ciardelli
Master Teacher – Double Bass
Valentina lives in London and is a faculty member with Leon’s Bosch class at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, and young artist of Talent Unlimited.
Nicolas Duchamp
Master Teacher – Flute
Nicolas Duchamp is an internationally acclaimed performer and teacher, in the tradition of the Paris Conservatory French school of flute playing.
Evan Ocheret
Master Teacher – Oboe
He currently performs all along the the East Coast with groups including Opera Philadelphia, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, The Pennsylvania Ballet, The Knights Chamber Orchestra.
Curt Blood
Master Teacher – Clarinet
Mr. Blood has held the principal clarinet chair in the Hartford Symphony Orchestra (HSO) since 1982.
Nanci Belmont
Master Teacher – Bassoon
Bassoonist Nanci Belmont, praised as “outstanding” by the New York Classical Review, is a dynamic musician enjoying a diverse career as a performer, educator, and arts advocate.
Guglielmo Pellarin
Master Teacher – Horn
A founding member of the Italian Wonderbrass Quintet and of the Kalamos Wind Quintet, Guglielmo has obtained accolades in both Europe and North America.
Cindy Scaruffi-Klispie
Master Teacher – Trumpet
An accomplished performer, Cindy has played with the Chicago Symphony, Lyric Opera of Chicago, Boston Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, Elgin Symphony, and many other ensembles in the USA.
Sun He
Master Teacher – Trombone
As a brass instrument technologist, he designs, builds, and repairs brass instruments and has served musicians from the Chicago Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony, Beijing Symphony and the China National Symphony.
Dimitri Fiorin
Master Teacher – Percussion
Dimitri is an honor graduate from Udine Conservatory and has been percussion faculty in several iItalian conservatories.
Yaniv M. Cohen
Resident Artist – Viola
Yaniv has performed with the Broadway Cast of Evita during their national tour, and with the National Moravian Society across Germany and the Czech Republic.
Christine Mello
Resident Artist – Cello
Christine is a cellist and educator passionate about bringing the power and beauty of classical music to wider and more diverse audiences.